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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pera backs up against the cage.
It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.
Sklemin connects with the punch.
Sklemin misses with a hook.
Sklemin looks to throw the jab but Pera is out of range.
Sklemin scores with a three punch combo!
Sklemin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sklemin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sklemin misses the body punch
and Pera counters with a nice uppercut.
Sklemin lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklemin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sklemin scores with a hook.
Sklemin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pera misses with a right hand
and Sklemin counters with a nice body shot.
Sklemin connects with a body shot that sends Pera's belly button to the back.
Sklemin digs a good hook to Pera's body.
Pera wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera tries to land a leg kick but Sklemin saw it coming and moves away.
Sklemin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pera.
Sklemin throws an overhand right that lands on Pera's shoulder, as Pera tries to avoid the shot.
Pera shoots in and gets a takedown into Sklemin's guard.
Sklemin has his feet on Pera's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pera motions for Sklemin to come forward. Pera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sklemin lands with a shot to the body.
Sklemin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pera has time to react.
Sklemin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sklemin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera clinches.
Pera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pera.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Pera fails to land.
Pera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pera misses with some punches.
Pera misses with some punches.
Pera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sklemin tries to break free but Pera pushes him back against the cage.
Sklemin has Pera pushed against the cage.
Sklemin has had enough of the clinch but Pera keeps him there for the moment.
Sklemin breaks from the clinch.
Sklemin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pera.
Pera is looking to slow Sklemin down with leg kicks.
Pera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pera, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera tries a low kick but Sklemin avoids it.
Pera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sklemin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pera can pounce on him.
Sklemin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pera looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklemin is just out of range.
Pera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sklemin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pera tries to clinch up but Sklemin circles away and keeps his distance.
Sklemin throws a right hand that misses
and Pera moves into the clinch.
Sklemin wants to break free but Pera has control.
Sklemin breaks the clinch.
Sklemin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pera on the side of the head.
Pera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sklemin takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sklemin lands with a straight right. Pera didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pera.
Sklemin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pera was well out of range. Poor timing from Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a right hand that Pera ducks under and follows up with a left that Pera also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sergey Sklemin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sklemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklemin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pera. Sklemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pera throws the left hand but Sklemin avoids the punch easily.
Pera throws a leg kick
and Sklemin counters with a nice uppercut.
Sklemin scores with a jab to the head.
Pera tries to land a leg kick but Sklemin saw it coming and moves away.
Sklemin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sklemin thuds his right hand into Pera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sklemin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pera in his tracks.
Pekka Pera's cut is getting worse.
Sklemin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Sklemin catches Pera right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sklemin ducks under a wild hook from Pera.
Pera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pera there as he acknowledges the shot.
A clash of legs there as Sklemin blocks the low kick.
Sklemin throws out a counter right but Pera avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Sklemin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sklemin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sklemin lands with a nice body punch.
Pera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sklemin if he has to take too many more of those.
Sklemin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sklemin lands a nice shot that snaps Pera's head back.
Sklemin walks into a jab.
Pera scores with a sloppy right hand. Sklemin should have avoided that one.
Sklemin checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pera.
Pera takes one on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sklemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sklemin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Sklemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Sklemin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sklemin lands a nice looking body shot.
Pera misses with a low kick.
Sklemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sklemin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera drops his hands momentarily and Sklemin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sklemin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pera throws a body shot but no joy.
Sklemin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sklemin moves away.
Pera with a poor takedown
and Sklemin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Sklemin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sklemin.
Sklemin with a hook.
Pera misses the jab.
Sklemin unleashes a big counter combination but Pera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sklemin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sklemin cracks Pera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sklemin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pera in his tracks.
Pekka Pera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pera fails to land the takedown.
Sklemin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin jabs Pera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sklemin.
Pera just misses with a punch to the body.
Pera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sklemin.
Sklemin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pera was well out of range. Poor timing from Sklemin.
Pera walks into a straight right hand from Sklemin.
Sklemin lands a nice shot to the body.
Pera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sklemin is looking to escape.
Sklemin wants to control but Pera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera is looking to take a break and control but Sklemin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sklemin is trying to stand back up but Pera is controlling him
Pera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sklemin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Pera there.
Pera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pera uses his free foot to push down on Sklemin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sklemin.
Pera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pera scoring with strikes but Sklemin is staying in there.
Pera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pekka Pera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Sklemin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sklemin prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Pera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Pera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sklemin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Pera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sklemin is still in real trouble! Can Pera finish him?
Pera cracks Sklemin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Sklemin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sklemin lands with an overhand left.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sklemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pera misses with a low kick.
Sklemin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pera swings widly with a right hand
letting Sklemin counter with a right hand.
Sklemin cracks Pera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sklemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pera is just out of range.
Sklemin lands with a nice body punch.
Pera throws a leg kick but Sklemin moved away.
Good work by Sklemin as he checks the leg kick.
Pera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sklemin was covering up waiting for the punch and Pera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sklemin pushes Pera off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pera wants to clinch up but Sklemin keeps it at a distance.
Sklemin takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
As Sklemin backs away, Pera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin misses the jab.
Sklemin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pera.
Pera looks to land a right hand but Sklemin moved out of range.
Sklemin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pera.
Pera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sklemin's half guard.
Sklemin kicks Pera off and gets back to his feet.
Sklemin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pera ducks right into an uppercut from Sklemin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sklemin throws a hook but Pera avoids it easily.
Pera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sklemin.
Pera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pera.
Pekka Pera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sklemin tries to avoid it but Pera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sklemin to the ground. Sklemin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pera slips under a jab.
Pera misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sklemin counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Sklemin. That snapped Pera's head back.
Pera is looking to clinch.
Sklemin throws out a counter right but Pera avoids it with no problem.
Sklemin tries to bum rush Pera with a series of wild strikes but Pera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pera takes the fight into the clinch.
Sklemin blocks a body shot from Pera.
Sklemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peras head.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Pera scores with a shot to the side of Sklemin's head.
Pera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pera misses with some punches.
Sklemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sklemin lands with a cross.
Jeez, Pekka Pera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A low kick from Pera is predictable there
enabling Sklemin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sklemin throws a body punch but Pera moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Pera.
Sklemin lands with a hook. Pera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sklemin misses with a left hand
and Pera counters by moving into the clinch.
Sergey Sklemin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sklemin's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pera struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklemin controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin breaks from the clinch.
Pera gets the takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Pera has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pera is chipping away with strikes.
Sklemin regains half guard, as Pera was trying to land strikes.
Sklemin gets back to full guard.
Pera is posturing up here but Sklemin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pera tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pera has to tap! Slick submission there by Sklemin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergey Sklemin!
A very excited looking Sergey Sklemin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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